Having already done elaborately costumed photo shoots based on the fairy tales "Cinderella" and "Snow White," imaginative local photographer Mandy Altimus Pond is about to stage a third. This one will interpret "Sleeping Beauty" in the steampunk style, and will be shot Feb. 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the historic Arcade at 401 Euclid Ave. in downtown Cleveland.

"Steampunk is Victorian-futuristic, with lots of mechanical parts, corsets, long coats and top hats," Pond explained. "Visually, I've changed story elements to fit how I would like it to look. There are a lot of pocket watches and timepieces, which fit with Sleeping Beauty falling asleep for 100 years, the past and future elements, plus it just looks cool."

Pond already has cast the eight principal characters, but is seeking costumed extras to be part of the shoot. "My goal is 100 but I'd love even more," she said. Extras will be responsible for their own costumes and transportation to Cleveland.

"Costumes don't have to be complicated. A white dress shirt, brown pants and boots would be brilliant," Pond said. She will offer costume assistance at her home Sunday.

Images from the "Sleeping Beauty" shoot will appear in Pond's June solo exhibition at downtown Canton's Translations Art Gallery.

SNEAK PEEKS

The feature film "Old Fashioned," a romantic drama filmed at various Tuscarawas County locations in 2011 and 2012, is about to have two sneak-peek screenings at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State at Tuscarawas in New Philadelphia.

The first, at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 18, is a black-tie gala that includes the film plus a four-course dinner and champagne toast. Tickets are $100, with proceeds to benefit the center's endowment fund.

The second showing will be at 6 p.m. Jan. 19, with admission $10.

Scheduled to attend both screenings are Rik Swartzwelder, who wrote, directed and stars in the film, and Elizabeth Ann Roberts, and actress whose credits include "House," "Heroes" and "Medium," who has the female lead.

Swartzwelder's character, Clay, is a former frat boy who runs an antique shop in a small Midwestern town. Roberts plays Amber, a free-spirited young woman who rents the apartment above the shop. An "old-fashioned" courtship ensues.